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Interview with Emily Dievendorf, Managing Director - Equality Michigan, Political Director - Equality Michigan PAC |
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Written by Ana Wolken
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Wednesday, 08 May 2013 21:08 |
Interview conducted April 1, 2013 in East Lansing
Q: Tell me about your background and how you got involved with Equality Michigan.
A: I got into politics because I needed to do a James Madison College internship. It was suggested that I intern with the legislator from my hometown, Kalamazoo. At the time it was Alexander Lipsey. When I did the internship I came in at the time that the legislative aide was leaving for graduate school. I learned the job in order to fill in and kept it.
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Michigan Right to Life: Interview with Chris Gast |
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Written by Rachel Hatt
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Wednesday, 31 October 2012 23:45 |
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Interview conducted by Family and Morality correspondent, Rachel Hatt, via phone at 1:45 PM on Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
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Michigan Right to Life: interview with Ed Rivet |
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Written by Jocelyn Cutean
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Tuesday, 30 November 2010 02:04 |
Interview conducted by Family and Morality correspondent, Jocelyn Cutean, via phone at 2:30 PM on Tuesday November 23rd, 2010.
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Interview with Julie Nemecek, Michigan Equality |
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Written by Sean Vander Waal
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Monday, 07 December 2009 21:31 |
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Interview with Julie Nemecek, a lobbyist with Michigan Equality (an LGBT Interest Group), was conducted on October 28 in the Burger King at 505 E Saginaw St, Lansing, MI.
Sean VanderWaal: Can you tell me about your background, such as educational and occupational?
Julie Nemecek: Yes, I have a master's in Divinity and a PhD in education. I've worked for twenty years as a minister before going into higher education. I'm a transsexual, and when I transitioned I lost my job in Spring Arbor University with my public display and did over a hundred media interviews in 2007. A lot of that pushed me into activism. I've been doing lobbying on my own but also at Michigan Equality where I've been employed for some time. I'm a registered lobbyist.
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Interview: Ann Stone, Republicans for Choice |
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Written by Caitlin Tetrick
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Wednesday, 29 April 2009 19:34 |
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Q: Why did you decide to form the PAC Republicans for Choice?
A: Well, it's really interesting. I have been a Republican all my life and I have been political all my life. I believe in civil rights and rights for women. I am also a strong believer in individual rights. After 1973, the decision of Roe v. Wade, I knew that my party did not mean to be anti-choice, they were just mouthing the words ultimately. Nixon and Ford were pro-choice, so it really didn't bother me, but in the 70s the Republican Party got hijacked and essentially had a group take over the party. As a result after the 1980 campaign things started to heat up. In 1989 the Supreme Court had the Webster Decision which was the first decision ever to limit Roe v. Wade. It became a voting issue and in 1989 and 1992 I saw the party be crushed because of the issue of choice. There were two governorships that we didn't win because of the issue of abortion. People like myself became worried. I had dinner with Lee Atwater and he told me that if I wanted to do it they would need new spokespeople in the party to talk about the issue of abortion. Atwater said that they would need someone who was conservative and preferably a female. I decide to launch the organization with Nancy Johnson and Susan Molinari. A lot of the older pro-choice Republicans were really resentful that we got so much attention.
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